What do you want to see?

For amazing views of Lake Superior, Batchawana Bay Provincial Park is the place to go. This day-use park is a wonderful place to picnic on the beach, and swim in the Lake Superior waves. It is great place to learn to paddle, by taking a short, scenic canoe route along the shoreline. The Ojibwe people gave Batchawana Bay the term Badjiwanung which refers “to water that bubbles up”. Batchawana Bay was an important fishing site for the Ojibwe people, and later became and outpost for Hudson's Bay Company in the 1900s. At the time, a fishing station was established at mouth of the Batchawana River. The area provides vital aquatic habitat for Canada’s largest freshwater fish species, the lake sturgeon. In Canada, the lake sturgeon is listed as a species of special concern under the Endangered Species Act. Not only does this park provide a scenic view, but it also protects these gigantic fish and many migratory birds by acting as a stopover area and important migration route!

Traditional Territory

Traditional Territories are lands that have been inhabited or used by Indigenous communities since time immemorial. By acknowledging traditional territories, we recognize that these destinations are on the land of a Nation, or Nations, and acknowledge the Indigenous presence and land-rights that exist there.

Treaties

Treaties are settlement agreements between Indigenous peoples and the Government of Canada (or the Crown). Treaty territories are lands that have been defined by treaty negotiations, either modern (1975 onward) or historic (between 1701 and 1923). By acknowledging treaty territories, we recognize that everyone who lives near or visits these destinations is on land governed by a treaty. We are all treaty people.

Traditional Languages

These are the traditional indigenous languages spoken in this region. Traditional languages are those that have been spoken by distinct Indigenous communities for time immemorial. The Great Lakes region is linguistically complex and there are many languages spoken throughout the area.

Blue Flag

A Blue Flag beach is one that meets strict water quality and safety criteria. These beaches have been certified as being clean, accessible, eco-friendly, and having great water quality! There are 27 Blue Flag beaches in Canada.